Glasgow City Health Improvement Annual Report highlights impact across the city
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s Health Improvement Service has published its Annual Report for 2025 to 2026, highlighting the wide-ranging work taking place across Glasgow to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
The report showcases activity across a range of public health priorities, including children and young people, mental health and wellbeing, poverty reduction, physical activity, substance use, equalities and community health improvement.
Despite continuing financial pressures, Health Improvement staff have worked in partnership with communities, primary care, local authority services, third sector organisations and national partners to deliver prevention and early intervention approaches that support healthier lives and stronger communities.
Key achievements highlighted in the 2025 to 2026 report include:
- securing approximately £9 million in prevention funding for Glasgow over the next three years
- more than £12.7 million in financial gains for residents through the Welfare Advice and Health Partnership
- supporting more than 3,000 children, young people and families through mental health and wellbeing programmes
- delivering around 10,900 Alcohol Brief Interventions across Glasgow City
- achieving the Silver LGBT Charter Mark across Health Improvement services
- continuing to develop whole-family wellbeing support within primary care
- contributing to the launch of Glasgow’s Physical Activity and Sport Strategy 2025 to 2035.
The Annual Report also demonstrates the importance of community partnerships and place-based approaches, with staff and partners working together to support action tailored to the needs of Glasgow’s neighbourhoods.
Fiona Moss, Head of Health Improvement and Equalities for our HSCP, said:
“This report demonstrates the significant contribution that Health Improvement makes to improving health and reducing inequalities across Glasgow. It reflects the commitment, innovation and partnership working of staff, communities and organisations who continue to work together to address the challenges facing our city and support people to live healthier lives.”
The report highlights the progress against the Glasgow City Health Improvement Strategic Direction 2023 to 2028, providing examples of how staff and partners are working together to tackle poverty, improve mental wellbeing, advance equality and human rights, support children and families and strengthen communities.
At the heart of this work is a focus on making a meaningful difference to people’s lives. The initiatives featured in the report have helped improve access to support, strengthen community resilience, maximise household income, promote mental wellbeing and support healthier outcomes for individuals, families and communities across Glasgow.
Together, these achievements demonstrate the important role that prevention, early intervention and partnership working play in reducing health inequalities and improving the health and wellbeing of Glasgow’s population.
You can read the report.